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Combined climate pledges of 146 nations fall short of 2 °C target

UN climate chief says that global-warming limit is unachievable without further action.

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Schiermeier, Q. Combined climate pledges of 146 nations fall short of 2 °C target. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18693

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